Australian national quidditch team

The Australian national quidditch team is the official quidditch team of Australia. The team is regulated by Australian Quidditch Association and is a national member of the International Quidditch Association. Australia made its debut in 2012 at the IQA Summer Games in Oxford, UK.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Team Australia
Full nameAustralian National Quidditch Team
NicknamesAustralian Dropbears
SportQuidditch
Founded2011
LeagueAustralian Quidditch Association
AnthemAdvance Australia Fair
Championships2016 IQA World Cup
Websitewww.quidditch.org.au

History

The national team made its debut in 2012 at the International Quidditch Association (IQA) Summer Games in Oxford, UK.

The Australian National Team 'The Drop Bears' competed at the IQA Global Games in 2012 and 2014, coming third and second respectively.[10]

The Dropbears claimed Gold in the 2016 IQA World Cup, defeating the United States 150*-130 with a snitch catch. This historic win took the international quidditch community by storm, being a significant upset against Team USA who were previously undefeated in the entire history of the sport. Australia defeated teams including Germany, France and Canada to qualify for the World Cup Final.[11]

The 2016 World Champion Dropbears squad was coached by Gen Gibson,[11] and captained by James Mortenson.[9]

Competitive record
CompetitionPosition
2012 Summer Games3rd of 5
2014 Global Games2nd of 7
2016 World Cup1st of 21
2018 World Cup5th of 29

See also

References
  1. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-25/australia-dropbears-win-quidditch-championship/7658246
  2. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-31/australia-win-silver-in-harry-potter-sport-quidditch-world-games/5636384
  3. https://www.usquidditch.org/news/2014/03/global-games-team-australia-announced
  4. http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/anna-james/the-day-i-played-quidditch-with-muggles-was-magic/
  5. http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/canberra-life/canberra-to-host-national-quidditch-tournament-20160429-goilue.html
  6. http://www.quidditch.org.au/dropbears/
  7. http://www.quidditch.org.au/2016/02/22/australian-dropbears-2016/
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. Sivasubramanian, Shami (25 July 2016). "Australia makes history by winning the 2016 Quidditch World Cup". Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  10. Marmer, Andy (20 July 2014). "Team USA Secure Gold in Shutout Against Australia". Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  11. Cain, Sian (25 July 2016). "Australian Dropbears defeat US team to win Quidditch World Cup". Retrieved 13 January 2020.
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